girl's name
Aerial
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,007
Aerial is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1991, when 138 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 473,709 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1981.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Aerial over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 308 |
| 1990s | 877 |
| 2000s | 456 |
| 2010s | 292 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 74 |
How popular is Aerial?
In 2025, Aerial was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Aerial
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Aerial also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aerial over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Aerial
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aerial — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Aerial
How popular is the name Aerial?
In 2025, Aerial was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Aerial a girl's or a boy's name?
Aerial is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Aerial?
Aerial has 3 syllables.
When was Aerial most popular?
Aerial peaked in 1991, when 138 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Aerial a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aerial currently ranks #12,456 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.